News Releases Archives - Senator Argall

July 16, 2025

Walsh, Argall Announce State Funding to Reduce Flooding in Freeland

Rep. Jamie Walsh (R-117) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) announced today that Freeland Borough secured a low-interest loan of almost $3.5 million from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) to reduce flooding in residential neighborhoods. Over 3,000 feet of pipe, 36 inlets, and new curbing will be installed at Yale, Foster, North, Chestnut, Laurel, and Pine Streets, providing drainage during heavy storms. [Read More]

July 1, 2025

Argall TV Report: Students Become Senators for a Day at Penn State Schuylkill

The July edition of the local TV program hosted by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) visits Penn State Schuylkill, where high school students from across the 29th district learned what it’s like to be a state senator or representative at Argall’s Senator for a Day student government seminar. [Read More]

June 30, 2025

The Farm Store, Downtown Pottsville’s Farm to Table Grocery Store, Awarded Funding to Retrofit Community Kitchen

The Farm Store was awarded a highly competitive state grant of $250,000 to support their mission to provide fresh food from local farmers to residents and visitors in downtown Pottsville, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-123). [Read More]

June 24, 2025

Argall Bill to Update Governor, Lieutenant Governor Disability Procedures Approved in Committee

A bill to update the procedures that ensure the continuity of Pennsylvania’s state government if a governor or lieutenant governor is unable to perform their duties was approved with unanimous support by the Senate State Government Committee today, according to Sen. Dave Argall (R-29). [Read More]

June 18, 2025

Senate Public Hearing: New Rural Dental School Needed in Tamaqua

A severe dental care crisis in rural Pennsylvania is causing life-threatening health issues, according to testimony from a public hearing of the Senate Majority Policy Committee chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) today. The committee reviewed many different strategies to encourage more dentists and other professionals to practice in small towns, cities, and townships, including Temple University’s proposed rural dental school in Tamaqua, the first of its kind in Pennsylvania. [Read More]

June 11, 2025

Senate Majority Policy Committee to Examine Rural Dental Care Shortages

The Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), will visit Tamaqua next week to review the growing shortage of dentists and their staff assistants in rural Pennsylvania. [Read More]

June 11, 2025

Argall Bill to Fund Blight Demolition Approved in Committee

Legislation introduced by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) to provide more funding to demolish blighted buildings was approved with bipartisan support by the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee today. [Read More]

June 2, 2025

Argall TV Report: Fighting Blight Revitalizes Neighborhoods

The June edition of the local TV program hosted by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) examines strategies to repair or demolish blighted buildings in communities large and small across Pennsylvania. [Read More]

May 20, 2025

Argall, Twardzik, Stehr Announce Solar for Schools Grants

Sen. Dave Argall (R-29), Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-123), and Rep. JoAnne Stehr (R-107) announced that $2.3 million was awarded to Schuylkill County schools from the Solar for Schools program to install solar arrays on roofs or grounds, saving money on energy bills. [Read More]

May 20, 2025

Heffley, Argall Announce Economic Development Grants for Carbon County Communities

Over $730,000 was awarded to community development projects in Carbon County today through the Monroe County Contiguous Local Share Account, according to Rep. Doyle Heffley (R-122) and Sen. Dave Argall (R-29). [Read More]